Food of the Seventies, Ayds Diet Candy
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These chocolate cubes were suppose to be the answer to the dieting chocolate lover's prayer, but it turned out to be the hard version of 'Alba '77' Shake.
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Ugh...my mom had these in both flavors, even though she was thin. We were always told they weren't for kids, but of course we snitched a few because they looked so good, but they were really like pieces of gooey tootsie rolls with a floury weird aftertaste. Remember their corny commercials? "Lose weight, with the aid of Ayd's"
Back in the very early 80's on the evening news I started hearing about the "ayds crisis" well my grandmother had been eating AYDS for years so I was very concerned for her health. So I listened itently to the news of the epidemic, so I could warn her to toss the evil treats. Needless to say, I was slightly off base. Just an example of how foreign the term AIDS was to me at the time.
I ate these,I cant believe there on your site. Everytime I tell people about them they look at me like Iam crazy. They disapered in the early 80s! this is soo..cool!
I remember these as actually tasting pretty good. My mom always had them around in the late 70's because she quit smoking, and immediately gained about 40 pounds. So she would try anything to help her lose weight. She hated Ayds but I liked them and would sneak them all the time.
I think these got pulled of the market about the time the AIDS Epidemic hit. Ayd's sounded like AIDS and people were afraid of them.
I remember my sister hoarding a whole box of these and eating them in one sitting - she threw up all night - LOL! That's what she got for being a stinker and not sharing! hahah
these were like dexatrim-a stimulant to make you not hungry.legal speed is all it was-thats why it wasnt for kids. i remember ads for it-"i lost weight with ayds!" now if someone said that it would be a lot different,huh?
I remember advertisements for Ayds in ladies magazines in the 70s. Some lady would tell her story and then they showed the before & after pictures but they never looked like the same person. When they lost the weight they got a makeover(different hair color, style of clothes).
Yep, my grandmother ALWAYS had them out on her kitchen counter!! I also snitched a couple and yes, they did taste a lot like tootsie rolls with a slight "mediciney" taste! No one believes me when I mention them. Glad I'm not the only one who remembers!
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